A Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Bearers of the Throne and Every Angel Brought Nigh O God , as for the Bearers of Thy Throne , who never flag in glorifying Thee , never become weary of calling Thee holy , never tire of worshiping Thee , never prefer curtailment over diligence in Thy command , and are never heedless of passionate love for Thee ; Seraphiel , the Owner of the Trumpet , fixed in his gaze , awaiting Thy permission and the descent of the Command , that he may arouse through the Blast the hostages thrown down in the graves ; Michael , possessor of standing with Thee and a raised up place in Thy obedience ; Gabriel , entrusted with Thy revelation , obeyed by the inhabitants of Thy heavens , distinguished in Thy Presence , brought nigh to Thee ; the spirit who is over the angels of the veils ; and the spirit who is of Thy command – bless them and the angels below them : the residents in Thy heavens , those entrusted with Thy messages , those who become not wearied by perseverance , or exhausted and flagged by toil , whom passions distract not from glorifying Thee , and whose magnification of Thee is never cut off by the inattention of heedless moments ; their eyes lowered , they do not attempt to look at Thee ; their chins bowed , they have long desired what is with Thee ; unrestrained in mentioning Thy boons , they remain humble before Thy mightiness and the majesty of Thy magnificence ; and those who say when they look upon Gehenna roaring over the people who disobeyed Thee : `Glory be to Thee , we have not worshiped Thee with the worship Thou deservest !’ Bless them , and Thy angels who are the Reposeful , those of proximity to Thee , those who carry the unseen to Thy messengers , those entrusted with Thy revelation , the tribes of angels whom Thou hast singled out for Thyself , freed from need for food and drink by their calling Thee holy , and made to dwell inside Thy heavens’ layers , those who will stand upon the heavens’ borders when the Command descends to complete Thy promise , the keepers of the rain , the drivers of the clouds , him at whose driving’s sound is heard the rolling of thunder , and when the reverberating clouds swim before his driving , bolts of lightning flash ; the escorts of snow and hail , the descenders with the drops of rain when they fall , the watchers over the treasuries of the winds , those charged with the mountains lest they disappear , those whom Thou hast taught the weights of the waters and the measures contained by torrents and masses of rain ; the angels who are Thy messengers to the people of the earth with the disliked affliction that comes down and the beloved ease ; the devoted , noble scribes , the watchers , noble writers , the angel of death and his helpers , Munkar and Nakir , Ruman , the tester in the graves , the circlers of the Inhabited House , Malik and the guardians , Ridhwan and the gatekeepers of the gardens , those who ‘disobey not God in what He commands them and do what they are commanded’ ; those who say , ‘Peace be upon you , for that you were patient – and fair is the Ultimate Abode’ ; the Zabaniya , who , when it is said to them , ‘take him , and fetter him , then roast him in hell’ , hasten to accomplish it , nor do they give him any respite ; him whom we have failed to mention , not knowing his place with Thee , nor with which command Thou hast charged him ; and the residents in the air , the earth , and the water , and those of them charged over the creatures ; bless them on the day when ‘every soul will come , with it a driver and a witness’ , and bless them with a blessing that will add honour to their honour and purity to their purity . O God , and when Thou blessest Thy angels and Thy messengers and Thou extendest our blessings to them , bless us through the good words about them which Thou hast opened up for us ! Thou art Munificent , Generous .